Roger Delgado
Biography
Roger Delgado (1 March 1918 - 18 June 1973), full name Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto, was a British actor, who will forever be known for being the first actor to play The Master in Doctor Who. Born in Whitechapel, within the sound of Bow Bells, to a Belgian mother and a Spanish father, Delgado was brought up in Bedford Park and attended the LSE before WWII was declared. His war service saw him rise to the rank of a major, serving with both the Leicestershire Regiment and the Royal Signals, despite his dislike of guns. He made his TV debut in 1948 and starred in several TV and film productions before his untimely death at the age of 55 in a car accident whilst filming the Franco/German TV production La Cloche tibétaine in Turkey. He had married twice, firstly to Olga Anthonisz and then, following his divorce. to Kismet Shahani who survived him.
Movie Appearances
Hot Enough for June
as Josef
1964
In Search of the Castaways
as Patagonian prisoner
1962
The Mummy's Shroud
as Hasmid
1967
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
1956
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
1969
The Singer Not the Song
as Pedro de Cortinez
1961
The Last Appointment!
as Estoban
1977
Bhowani Junction
as Train Driver
1956
The Advancing Shadow
as Talibh
1956
Underground
as Xavier
1970
Sea Fury
as Salgado
1958
Mark of the Phoenix
as Devron
1958
The Sandwich Man
as Abdul - Carpet Seller
1966
Antony and Cleopatra
as Soothsayer
1972
First Man into Space
as Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
1959
Storm Over the Nile
as Native Spy
1955
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as The Master
1971
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils
as The Master
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as The Master
1972
The Terror of the Tongs
as Tang Hao
1961
